Adler, D. (2005). Heroes of the Revolution. Scholastic, Inc.
This book is great for taking an in depth look at some of the main players in the Revolution. It talks about their contribution to the Revolution and how they are celebrated.
The History website is sponsored by The History Channel and provides videos, speeches, pictures, and a summary of American history. This is a great site to use when incorporating videos into the curriculum. Also, students can use this site to review lecture information.
The Encyclopedia Britannica website is a wonderful online resource which makes searching for information quick and easy. This website requires a subscription, but does offer a free trial. It also has a link to connect to a kids version of the encyclopedia which may be helpful when teaching primary grades.
The American History Company's website is a useful site to find texts, historical documents, and a summary of historical events. This site is connected to Google, allowing you to search Google's website for American history documentation as well. The website also includes an online textbook that provides chapters on American history and provides chapter discussion questions for teachers to use. At the end of each chapter, the site provides "suggestions to the teacher" on how to incorporate the website's information into the curriculum.
BrainPOP is an excellent resource for educators. There are four websites under the BrainPOP organization, including BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., BrainPOP Espanol, and the newly launched BrainPOP ESL. These sites are filled with streaming videos on just about every educational topic. BrainPOP Jr. is geared toward K-3, while BrainPOP is relevant for older children. Along with videos, the site includes quizzes, worksheet activities, and lesson plans to incorporate into your curriculum. These sites do require a subscription, but it is well worth it.
Dipity is a website that combines blogging with providing timelines of many different topics and events. The site's timelines can be viewed as flipbooks as well, making it easier to focus on one date at a time. Dipity also provide list forms and maps for the events. It's a great resource to use when creating timelines and discussing the order of historical events.
Kroll, S. (1998). The Boston Massacre. New York, Holiday House.
This book has amazing illustration of the Boston Massacre and tells the story from the colonist's point of view. It's a terrific book to include in a classroom library as a student resource.
The Library of Congress website is a great site to use for images. Many of the images on my lesson plan and student activity page are from this website. The webpage has pictures and other resources for researchers and teachers.
This YouTube video is very well done and covers many of the events leading up to the American Revolution. There are many other videos on YouTube that can be useful in an education setting. It's a great way to incorporate technology into the curriculum.
Moore, K. (1998). If you Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic.
This book asks questions about what life was like during the American Revolution. It addresses the colonist's perspectives and the Birtish soldier's perspective. Special attention is paid to the role of children in the war and to the issues affecting them: What was life like before the Revolution? How did life change after the Declaration of Independence?
Penner, L. (1998). Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began. Scholastic, Inc.
This book introduces the events that led up to the Revolutionary War. The tales are told in story form which makes it an easy read for primary grades. Again, this is another terrific book to include in a classroom library as a resource during this lesson.
Rappaport, D. (1998). The Boston Coffee Party. HarperCollins.
This is a story about two young sisters fighting for the right for representation in the colonies. It is a great book to discuss the Stamp Act and Tea Act.
Rosen, D. Independence Now: The American Revolution 1763-1783. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2004.
This book provides brief descriptions on different events that lead to the American Revolution. It is a good introductory book to read as it contains many pictures and simple texts. It provides a good overview of the unit lesson, touching on the different events and dates briefly.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History website contains both information on their actual museum exhibitions and "printable" exhibitions. The printable exhibition about the American Revolution is divided into chapters and is easy to navigate through. It provides pictures of weapons used during the late 1700s and quick facts and statistics. This site is a great resource to use in the curriculum because it includes learning resources to assist teachers with planning for this important and complex history lesson.
Of particular interest on the Teaching American History website is the extensive document collection that it provides. Also, teacher resources, such as lesson plans and audio lectures, are readily available on this website.
For this lesson, I actually only used this site to retrieve pictures; however, Blog4History is a terrific blogsite to utilize in the classroom. It allows your students to have an online discussion about history. This site is updated often. It also includes some great images of historical events and documentation with some of the blog posts.
Woods, Sharon (2010, April 21). American Revolution. Kidspiration. Original Publication.
The American Revolution mind map was created using Kidspiration as an example for the students. It shows what a mind map should look like according to the guidelines given for the mind map project as part of this lesson plan.
Note: Any works attached or linked in the American Revolution Lesson Plan and Student Activity Page that are not cited here are my original creations, created in April 2010.
Teacher Resources: The American Revolution
Adler, D. (2005). Heroes of the Revolution. Scholastic, Inc.
American Revolution. (2010). The History Channel website. Retrieved 11:42, April 19, 2010, from http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution
American Revolution. (2010). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 19, 2010, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/617805/American-Revolution
American Revolution. (2006). The American History Company website. Retrieved on April 19, 2010 from http://www.americanhistory.com/history/ShortHistory/shorthistory4.html#CHAPTER_13
BrainPOP, (2010). Causes of the American Revolution [Streaming Video]. Forward Media, Inc. Retrieved on April 16, 2010 from http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/causesoftheamericanrevolution/
Dipity.com. (2010). Teacher Resources. Retrieved on April 18, 2010 from http://www.dipity.com/jrwag88/American_Revolution
Kroll, S. (1998). The Boston Massacre. New York, Holiday House.
Library of Congress. (March 17, 2010). Pictorial Americana. Retrieved on April 18, 2010 from http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paRevol.html
Lindsey, J. (2008, June 5). Events leading to the Revolutionary war [Video file}. Video posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yJRzoRvKec
Moore, K. (1998). If you Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic.
Penner, L. (1998). Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began. Scholastic, Inc.
Rappaport, D. (1998). The Boston Coffee Party. HarperCollins.
Rosen, D. Independence Now: The American Revolution 1763-1783. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2004.
The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History. (n.d.). Teacher Resources. Retrieved on April 19, 2010 from http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/printable/section.asp?id=1
TeachingAmericanHistory.org. (2008). Teacher Resources. Retrieved on April 19, 2010 from http://teachingamericanhistory.org/
Wehner, Chris (June 24, 2008). What was the American Revolution about? Message posted to http://www.blog4history.com/2008/07/what-was-the-american-revolution-about/
Woods, Sharon (2010, April 21). American Revolution. Kidspiration. Original Publication.
Note: Any works attached or linked in the American Revolution Lesson Plan and Student Activity Page that are not cited here are my original creations, created in April 2010.